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The Lanka Crisis: What happens next, what does it mean for the Rajapaksa clan?If Rajapaksa resigns as promised, constitutional provisions will get activated to elect his successor. Two persons will come under immediat...
Protest seeking resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa enters 50th day; organisers to intensify agitationSri Lanka is near bankruptcy and has severe shortages of essentials from food, fuel, medicines and cooking gas to toilet paper and matchsti...
India backs people’s rights and democratic tradition in Sri LankaIndia has extended support worth over $3.5 billion to the people of Sri Lanka this year alone. India has also provided assistance for mitig...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to resign this week, local media saysPrime Minister Rajapaksa will brief the local council members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and then, later on, he will announc...
Sri Lankan PM rejects calls for resignation; says 'I will go if I lose Parliamentary majority'In an interview with Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror, Rajapaksa said "GoHomeRajapaksa" campaigns are being run by only a certain section of the po...
NSA Doval calls on Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa, discusses bilateral ties with defence secretaryThe high-level engagement that covers a wide range of subjects is designed to initiate collective action on maritime security including mar...
Modi-Rajapaksa Summit could open new opportunities for Indian investments in Sri LankaThe Virtual Bilateral Summit will be Modi’s first such virtual engagement with a neighbouring country and also Rajapaksa’s first diplomatic...
India to closely monitor any move by Mahinda Rajapaksa that undermines security & economic interestsIndia, following the re-election of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and the family's consolidation of power, is keeping a ...
Pakistan military ‘offers assistance’ to Sri Lankan Air ForcePakistan Air Force head, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, met PM Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo last week ahead of the latter’s India vi...
Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa commends Namami Gange programme"Before leaving #Varanasi, I had the honour of visiting the sacred River Ganga. I commend PM @narendramodis #NamamiGange effort, not only b...
Sri Lanka not to sell national resources to foreignersSri Lanka will not sell any national resources to foreigners, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said ahead of his visit to India next we...
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya names elder brother Mahinda as PMGotabaya will also need a national budget for 2020 by April with the current government having only approved an interim budget for the firs...
Gotabaya arriving on 29th on PM Modi’s inviteNewly sworn in Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted the invitation from PM Narendra Modi to visit India on November 29th. E...
Rajapaksas’ pro-China legacy a cause for concern in India?Behind PM Modi's tweet congratulating Gotabaya Rajapaksa on being elected Sri Lanka's new president and Rajapaksa accepting Modi's invite t...
Sri Lanka goes to polls in crucial voteVoters will elect 340 of the country's 341 local councils in what is seen as a stern test for the ruling unity government.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves parliament, elections could be held in AugustThe president's decision to dissolve parliament came shortly after a spokesman for the UNP said it had formally requested him to do so.
Maithripala Sirisena to be sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new President todayOpposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said the swearing in ceremony will be held at 6 pm in the Independence Monument here.
Narendra Modi's invite to Nawaz Sharif & Mahinda Rajapaksa under political fireNarendra Modi's move to invite Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has aroused political backlash.
Vaiko opposes Mahinda Rajapaksa participation in Narendra Modi's oath ceremonyParty founder Vaiko claimed Congress was shown the door by the people of TN for allegedly helping Colombo in its pursuit against LTTE.
Mahinda Rajapaksa might attend Narendra Modi's swearing-inCreating history, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa might attend swearing in ceremomy of Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi in Del...